Global Sourcing Manager
FluidStackGPU Cloud company
Austin, United StatesSenior
Situational Awareness
Astro Capital (NY)
7GC & Co
Armyn Capital
Autopilot Management Company
Bare Metal Ventures
Operations & Strategy
About the role
TL;DR
Manage global sourcing for networking hardware for AI infrastructure.
- •The Global Sourcing Manager will oversee the networking hardware category for AI infrastructure.
- •Key Responsibilities Own the networking hardware category: switches, routers, and DPUs for fabrics connecting 100k+ accelerator clusters.
- •Negotiate supply agreements with networking OEMs covering price, lead time, and roadmap access.
- •Dual-source critical switch platforms and manage the qualification burden that dual-sourcing creates.
- •Align buy plans with network engineering roadmaps so hardware generations land when designs need them, not after.
- •Requirements Experience sourcing networking hardware at scale from major OEMs.
- •Experience handling end-of-life and generation transitions without stranding inventory or stalling builds.
- •Understanding of the technology (optics, ASICs, port speeds) to negotiate credibly with product teams.
- •Experience keeping firmware, licensing, and support terms from becoming the expensive surprise later.
Domain expertise
ai
